England, as a founding nation of Cricket, are one of the first teams to play Test cricket. The Ashes Test series played between Australia and England has a history of over 100 years. Find out complete head-to-head stats and individual records of the historical tournament here.
The European nation has been honoured by the presence of many world-class cricketers namely Alastair Cook, James Anderson, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Botham, Geoff Boycott, and Joe Root. Especially in all formats bowling records, their current-day bowlers are ranking at the top places.
So batting against England is always a challenging task for any batsman for two reasons:
- Their world-class bowlers
- The seaming conditions in England home grounds
This article will list the top ten cricketers to score most runs against England in Tests.
Most Runs against England in Tests
| BATSMEN | TEST RUNS VS ENGLAND | INNINGS | HIGH SCORE | AVERAGE | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Bradman (AUS) | 5028 | 63 | 334 | 89.78 | 19 |
| Allan Border (AUS) | 3548 | 82 | 200* | 56.31 | 8 |
| Steve Smith (AUS) | 3417 | 66 | 239 | 56.01 | 12 |
| Garry Sobers (WI) | 3214 | 61 | 226 | 60.64 | 10 |
| Steve Waugh (AUS) | 3200 | 73 | 177* | 58.18 | 10 |
| Brian Lara (WI) | 2983 | 51 | 400* | 62.14 | 7 |
| Viv Richards (WI) | 2869 | 50 | 291 | 62.36 | 8 |
| Bruce Mitchell (SA) | 2732 | 57 | 189* | 54.64 | 7 |
| Clem Hill (AUS) | 2660 | 76 | 188 | 35.46 | 4 |
| Greg Chappell (AUS) | 2619 | 65 | 144 | 45.94 | 9 |
Find the same records for ODIs and T20I in the links.
Key Stats
Don Bradman’s dominance over the art of batting is phenomenal, as his records still stand tall after more than 60 years of his retirement from the game. With him playing most of his games against England, as Australia and England are the prominent cricket-playing nations, he tops the “Against England” batting charts in Test cricket.
His tallies of 5028 runs and 19 centuries against England are a batsman’s highest feats against any single cricketing opponent.
After Australia, West Indian batters have done well against England. There are three West Indies batters and one South African batter on this list.
Sachin Tendulkar’s 2535 runs aggregate is the highest any Asian batsman scored against England. You can find here Sachin’s opponent-wise batting stats.
Among the current-day batsmen, Steve Smith has the most runs against the English, with Virat Kohli also nearing the 2000 runs mark vs England.
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